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What happened on June 11
On June 11 history recorded 68 notable events. 142 people who left a mark were born on this day, and 102 died. Here is the full almanac.
- 68events
- 142births
- 102deaths
- 14observances
Highlights
Highlights
806Arab–Byzantine wars: The Abbasid army departed Raqqa in northern Syria to begin an invasion of Byzantine-controlled Asia Minor.
The Arab–Byzantine wars or Muslim–Byzantine wars were a series of wars from the 7th to 11th centuries between the successive Islamic caliphates and the Byzantine Empire. Following the Byzantine defeat at the Battle of the Yarmuk, Muslim armies conquered most B
1345Inspecting a new prison without being escorted by his bodyguard, the megas doux Alexios Apokaukos, chief minister of the Byzantine Empire, was lynched by the prisoners.
The megas doux was one of the highest positions in the hierarchy of the later Byzantine Empire, denoting the commander-in-chief of the Byzantine navy. It is sometimes also given in English by the half-Latinizations megaduke or megadux. The Greek word δούξ is t
1509Catherine of Aragon (pictured) married King Henry VIII of England, becoming the first of his six wives.
Catherine of Aragon was Queen of England as the first wife of Henry VIII from their marriage on 11 June 1509 until its annulment on 23 May 1533. She had previously been Princess of Wales as the wife of Henry's elder brother Arthur, Prince of Wales for a short
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II century
- 173
173Marcomannic Wars: The Roman army in Moravia is encircled by the Quadi, who have broken the peace treaty (171). In a violent thunderstorm, emperor Marcus Aurelius defeats and subdues them in the so-called "miracle of the rain".
VII century
VIII century
X century
XI century
- 1011
1011Lombard Revolt: Greek citizens of Bari rise up against the Lombard rebels led by Melus and deliver the city to Basil Mesardonites, Byzantine governor (catepan) of the Catepanate of Italy. - 1042
1042Empress Zoe Porphyrogenita marries Constantine Monomachos, who is crowned the following day as Byzantine Emperor.
XII century
XIV century
XV century
- 1429
1429Hundred Years' War: Start of the Battle of Jargeau. - 1482
1482The Treaty of Fotheringhay is signed between the English and Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany, the rebellious brother of king James III of Scotland. - 1488
1488The Battle of Sauchieburn is fought between rebel Lords and James III of Scotland, resulting in the death of the king.
XVI century
- 1509
1509Henry VIII of England marries Catherine of Aragon. - 1559
1559Don Tristan de Luna y Arellano sails for Florida with a party of 1,500, intending to settle on the gulf coast (Vera Cruz, Mexico). - 1594
1594Philip II recognizes the rights and privileges of the local nobles and chieftains in the Philippines, which paved way to the stabilization of the rule of the Principalía (an elite ruling class of native nobility in Spanish Philippines).
XVII century
XVIII century
- 1702
1702Anglo-Dutch forces skirmish with French forces before the walls of Nijmegen and prevent its fall. - 1724
1724Johann Sebastian Bach leads his cantata O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort (O eternity, you word of thunder), BWV 20, on the first Sunday after Trinity, beginning his second cycle, the chorale cantata cycle. - 1748
1748Denmark adopts the characteristic Nordic Cross flag later taken up by all other Scandinavian countries. - 1770
1770British explorer Captain James Cook runs aground on the Great Barrier Reef. - 1775
1775The Coronation of Louis XVI in Reims, the last coronation before the French Revolution. - 1775
1775The American Revolutionary War's first naval engagement, the Battle of Machias, results in the capture of a small British naval vessel. - 1776
1776American Revolution: The Second Continental Congress appoints Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston to the Committee of Five to draft a declaration of independence. - 1788
1788Russian explorer Gerasim Izmailov reaches Alaska.
XIX century
- 1805
1805A fire consumes large portions of Detroit in the Michigan Territory. - 1825
1825The first cornerstone is laid for Fort Hamilton in New York City. - 1837
1837The Broad Street Riot occurs in Boston, fueled by ethnic tensions between Yankees and Irish. - 1865
1865The Naval Battle of the Riachuelo is fought on the rivulet Riachuelo (Argentina), between the Paraguayan Navy on one side and the Brazilian Navy on the other. The Brazilian victory was crucial for the later success of the Triple Alliance (Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina) in the Paraguayan War. - 1882
1882Nationalist riots break out in Alexandria directed against foreign domination. More than 50 Europeans are killed, including the British consul. - 1892
1892The Limelight Department, one of the world's first film studios, is officially established in Melbourne, Australia. - 1895
1895Paris–Bordeaux–Paris, sometimes called the first automobile race in history or the "first motor race", takes place. - 1898
1898The Hundred Days' Reform, a planned movement to reform social, political, and educational institutions in China, is started by the Guangxu Emperor, but is suspended by Empress Dowager Cixi after 104 days. (The failed reform led to the abolition of the Imperial examination in 1905.)
XX century
- 1901
1901The boundaries of the Colony of New Zealand are extended by the UK to include the Cook Islands. - 1903
1903A group of Serbian officers storms the royal palace and assassinates King Alexander I of Serbia and his wife, Queen Draga. - 1917
1917King Alexander assumes the throne of Greece after his father, Constantine I, is deemed to have abdicated under pressure from allied armies occupying Athens. - 1919
1919Sir Barton wins the Belmont Stakes, becoming the first horse to win the U.S. Triple Crown. - 1920
1920During the U.S. Republican National Convention in Chicago, U.S. Republican Party leaders gather in a room at the Blackstone Hotel to come to a consensus on their candidate for the U.S. presidential election, leading the Associated Press to coin the political phrase "smoke-filled room". - 1936
1936Inventor Edwin Armstrong demonstrates FM broadcasting to an audience of engineers at the FCC in Washington, DC. - 1936
1936The London International Surrealist Exhibition opens. - 1937
1937Great Purge: The Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin executes eight army leaders. - 1938
1938Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Wuhan starts. - 1940
1940World War II: The Siege of Malta begins with a series of Italian air raids. - 1942
1942World War II: The United States agrees to send Lend-Lease aid to the Soviet Union. - 1942
1942Free French Forces retreat from Bir Hakeim after having successfully delayed the Axis advance. - 1944
1944USS Missouri, the last battleship built by the United States Navy and future site of the signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender, is commissioned. - 1955
1955Eighty-three spectators are killed and at least one hundred are injured after an Austin-Healey and a Mercedes-Benz collide at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the deadliest ever accident in motorsports. - 1956
1956Start of Gal Oya riots, the first reported ethnic riots that target minority Sri Lankan Tamils in the Eastern Province. The total number of deaths is reportedly 150. - 1962
1962Frank Morris, John Anglin and Clarence Anglin allegedly become the only prisoners to escape from the prison on Alcatraz Island. - 1963
1963American Civil Rights Movement: Governor of Alabama George Wallace defiantly stands at the door of Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama in an attempt to block two black students, Vivian Malone and James Hood, from attending that school. Later in the day, accompanied by federalized National Guard troops, they are able to register. - 1963
1963Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức burns himself with gasoline in a busy Saigon intersection to protest the lack of religious freedom in South Vietnam. - 1963
1963John F. Kennedy addresses Americans from the Oval Office proposing the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which would revolutionize American society by guaranteeing equal access to public facilities, ending segregation in education, and guaranteeing federal protection for voting rights. - 1964
1964World War II veteran Walter Seifert attacks an elementary school in Cologne, Germany, killing at least eight children and two teachers, and seriously injuring several more, with a home-made flamethrower and a lance. - 1968
1968Lloyd J. Old identifies the first cell surface antigens that could differentiate among different cell types. - 1970
1970After being appointed on May 15, Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth P. Hoisington officially receive their ranks as U.S. Army general officers, becoming the first women to do so. - 1971
1971The U.S. Government forcibly removes the last holdouts to the Native American Occupation of Alcatraz, ending 19 months of control. - 1978
1978Altaf Hussain founds the student political movement All Pakistan Muhajir Students Organisation (APMSO) in Karachi University. - 1981
1981A magnitude 6.9 earthquake at Golbaf, Iran, kills at least 2,000. - 1987
1987Diane Abbott, Paul Boateng and Bernie Grant are elected as the first black MPs in Great Britain. - 1998
1998Compaq Computer pays US$9 billion for Digital Equipment Corporation in the largest high-tech acquisition.
XXI century
- 2001
2001Timothy McVeigh is executed for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing. - 2002
2002Antonio Meucci is acknowledged as the first inventor of the telephone by the United States Congress. - 2004
2004Cassini–Huygens makes its closest flyby of the Saturn moon Phoebe. - 2007
2007Mudslides in Chittagong, Bangladesh, kill 130 people. - 2008
2008Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper makes a historic official apology to Canada's First Nations in regard to abuses at a Canadian Indian residential school. - 2008
2008The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is launched into orbit. - 2010
2010The first FIFA World Cup held on African soil kicks off in South Africa. - 2012
2012Seventy-five people die in a landslide triggered by two earthquakes in Afghanistan; an entire village is buried. - 2013
2013Greece's public broadcaster ERT is shut down by then-prime minister Antonis Samaras. It would be opened exactly two years later by then-prime minister Alexis Tsipras.
Best known
Born on June 11
Best known
Died on June 11
840Emperor Junna
Emperor of Japan from 823 to 833
1183Henry the Young King
Junior King of England from 1170 to 1183
1216Henry of Flanders
Latin Emperor from 1206 to 1216
1298Yolanda of Poland
Hungarian abbess
1345Alexios Apokaukos
Byzantine politician and military leader (died 1345)
1347Bartholomew of San Concordio
Italian jurist
Holidays and observances
- Brazilian Navy Day (Brazil)
- Christian feast day: Alice of Schaerbeek
- Christian feast day: Barnabas the Apostle
- Christian feast day: Bartholomew the Apostle (Eastern Christianity)
- Christian feast day: Blessed Ignatius Maloyan (Armenian Catholic Church)
- Christian feast day: Blessed Maria Schininà
- Christian feast day: Paula Frassinetti
- Christian feast day: Riagail of Bangor
- Christian feast day: Rosa Francisca Dolors Molas Vallvé
- Christian feast day: Blessed Yolanda of Poland
- Christian feast day: June 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Davis Day (Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada)
- King Kamehameha I Day (Hawaii, United States)
- Student Day (Honduras)
Frequently asked questions
What happened on June 11?
68 documented historical events happened on June 11, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Arab–Byzantine wars: The Abbasid army departed Raqqa in northern Syria to begin an invasion of Byzantine-controlled Asia Minor. On the same day, in another year: Inspecting a new prison without being escorted by his bodyguard, the megas doux Alexios Apokaukos, chief minister of the Byzantine Empire, was lynched by the prisoners. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
Who was born on June 11?
142 people with a Wikipedia article were born on June 11, including John IV of Brabant, Anne Neville, Lodovico Zacconi. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.
Who died on June 11?
102 people with a Wikipedia article died on June 11, including Emperor Junna, Henry the Young King, Henry of Flanders. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
What is celebrated on June 11?
14 observances are celebrated on June 11 around the world: Brazilian Navy Day (Brazil), Christian feast day: Alice of Schaerbeek, Christian feast day: Barnabas the Apostle, Christian feast day: Bartholomew the Apostle (Eastern Christianity), Christian feast day: Blessed Ignatius Maloyan (Armenian Catholic Church), Christian feast day: Blessed Maria Schininà. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.
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